Diagnostic Testing Accuracy for Helicobacter pylori Infection among Adult Patients with Dyspepsia in Cuba's Primary Care Setting.

ABSTRACT: Evidence of the effectiveness of the tests used to diagnose Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in primary healthcare is limited. This cross-sectional study aims to assess the accuracy of tests used for to diagnose H. pylori infection in primary care patients and its relationship with gastroduodenal pathologies. Over 12 months, 173 primary care patients with dyspeptic symptoms were referred for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy to obtain gastric biopsies, and venous blood was extracted from them. H. pylori infection was detected using a rapid urease test (RUT), real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), H. pylori-IgG ELISA, and Western blot (WB). The culture and histological findings were used as the reference standard for H. pylori infection. H.

SUBMITTER: Duquesne A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10146794 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature